Burleson Moves to End Telephone Strike
The article reports efforts to resolve a telephone workers strike in Boston. An adjustment board from New England Telephone would discuss with Mr. Koons to seek a quick settlement and return to work. Girl strike-breakers from New York and Philadelphia were brought in to weaken the strike and train local inexperienced workers. Twenty-five were interviewed at the company office following newspaper advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Koons
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Telephone Company
Refuse To Meet Driver Over City Telephone Strike
The city faced widespread idle lines with suburban improvements as operators delayed settlement talks led by Miss Julia O Connor. Secretary Tumulty urged negotiation through General Manager Driver while Postmaster Burleson warned of public losses if strikers persist. Picket lines remained at exchanges despite rain and police protection, amid talk of a national proportion if the walkout continues.
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Denced
Tumulty
Julia O’conner
Burleson
New England
Telephone Company
Women in Strike Spotlight At Tremont Temple
Reported actions by society women at the New England Telephone strike drew hisses when Mrs William Driver Jr and a friend allegedly operated a switchboard in Tremont Temple. Other women including Eleanor Rantoul and Mrs Newteen Smith helped at Salem without pay.
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Tremont Temple
William Driver, Jr
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Dorothy Forbes
Salem
Misa Eleanor
Rantoul
Driver
Newteen Smith
Walshs Offer Aid as Boston Strike Developments Unfold
Last night Senator David I Walsh and Judge Thomas Connolly offered mediation to end the telephone strike in Boston. Reported arrival of strike-breakers at the Lenox hotel sparked protests from union members while taxi drivers refused affordable transport and plans for strike-breaker use remained unclear as the Tremont area watched closely.
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Telephone Department
Tremont
David I. Walsh
Washington
Judge Thomas Connolly
Brighton
Margaret Connolly
Milk Street
Walsh
New England
United States
the Lenox
Massachusetts
Senator Walsh
Lenox
Yankee
Par
Boston telephone workers strike spreads to Connecticut
The New England Joint Council of Telegraph and Telephone Workers calls out 12 000 workers. In Boston 600 splicers strike at 7 AM. 1200 quit at noon and 600 more expected by morning. In Connecticut 3000 to 4000 quit as strikers press for wage concessions and a published mayoral plan remains undisclosed. Picket lines form outside the Oliver Street building in rain as job seekers are discouraged.
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Boston
New England Joint Council of Telephone Workers
Connecticut
John Moreley
New England Joint Council
Southern
New England Telephone Company
Peters
Federal Wage Control Board
New England Joint Council of Telegraph and Telephone
Quincy House
Thy
Wire Control Board
Telephone Company
Spring Cleaning Advice from Celery King
The ad promotes spring cleaning with Celery King products to drive out winter waste, purify the bowels liver and stomach, and improve blood quality. It urges readers to start now and embrace a healthier, richer bloodstream this season.
Celery King promises family health benefits
An advertisement extols Celery King as a purely vegetable remedy that boosts energy, clears skin, and brightens eyes for the whole family. It claims a nightly brew for all, with a small-pack price and strong health claims aimed at renewing vigor.
Maine Telephone Operators Strike Widens Across Cities
Maine appeals seek intervention from Governor Milliken and senators to end the Portland Bangor and other strikes. Non union workers fill Portland and Bangor boards as sympathy action looms. Wages sought are lower in Bangor with broader regional toll disruptions and limited services in New Hampshire towns.
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Milliken
United States
Hale
Fernald
Maine
Cora H. Smith
Portland Union
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Burleson
Portland Exchange
Bangor
Boston
Portland
Aroostook
Houston
Eastport
Belfast
Biddeford
Bertha Dean
Calais
New Hampshire
Dover
Somersworth
Rochester
Franklin
Telephone Operators’ Union
Gets-It Corn Remedy Promises Easy One-Peel Solution
An advertisement touts Gets-It as the sole method to peel corns and calluses in one piece suitable for walkers and shoppers. The claim emphasizes a banana-peel like removal and targets daily foot care users.
Gets-It corn remedy promises instant relief
The ad touts Gets-It as a fast acting corn remover for dancers and others. It claims relief in two to three seconds with no bandages or wrapping and says the corn loosens from flesh so it peels away easily. Manufactured by J Lawrence & Co Chicago Illinois.
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J. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It emphasizes vegetable herbs quality and a sworn purity statement with every bottle and offers a sample bottle for ten cents.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Free Herb Recipe Promises Rheumatism Cure
A physician style advertisement offers a Simple Herb Recipe that supposedly cures chronic rheumatism and related conditions. It claims relief for rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, and acts as a blood purifier. The offer invites all sufferers to request the free recipe by sending name and a stamped self-addressed envelope to K. P. Sutton in Los Angeles.
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Red Cross
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William R. Driver, Jr
Back Bay
Florence Bender
Eva D. Hackett
Katherine F. Reilly
M. R. MacNary
L. A. McCarr
Sarah Flaherty
Lillian G. Scully
Brooklyn
Grace A. Hopkins
New York City
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Lillian Card
Main Exchange
Helen McFadden
Catherine Sweeney
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Clemence Guilmet
May Stewart
Beach Exchange
Anna Harrington
Helen Freeley
Miss Guilmet
Telephone
Oliver Building
Fort Hill Square
Oliver Street School of Instruction
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Germany
Ena
Norfolk
Oor
Celery
Uhoe
Emerson
Emerson Shoes
Emerson Shoe
Summer St
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